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WATERLEAF
waterleaf
(noun) any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
waterleaf (plural waterleafs or waterleaves)
(botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
(botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
(architecture) A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
(paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.
Synonyms
• (tropical plant the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable): cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart
Anagrams
• water flea, waterflea
Source: Wiktionary
Wa"ter*leaf`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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